"During his ten-year career with Arsenal, Hector Bellerin would win three FA Cups, break into the Spain national side and establish himself as one of the Premier League's best attacking right-backs. He spent the majority of his Gunners stint playing under Arsene Wenger, before the Frenchman called time on his 22-year spell in north London at the end of the 2017/18 campaign. And it's clear that Wenger's philosophies struck a chord with Bellerin, a free-thinker who was always quick to stand out from the crowd of his contemporaries."
"You could see that philosophy in the way he trained the team, the way he wanted us to play. He wasn't tactically obsessed, he was more focused on creating a place where we could enjoy ourselves. His philosophy was, If you're a part of the first team, you're professional and know what you have to do, and my duty is to give you enough tools for you to thrive.'"
Hector Bellerin spent ten years at Arsenal, winning three FA Cups, breaking into the Spain national team and emerging as a leading attacking right-back in the Premier League. He spent most of that time under Arsene Wenger, whose coaching compared football to art and emphasized self-expression, enjoyment and providing tools for professional players to thrive. Wenger prioritized a supportive environment over rigid tactical instruction. Bellerin credits Mikel Arteta's tactical acumen for significant learning after Wenger, and describes the best football as a balance between Wenger's expressive philosophy and Arteta's tactical discipline.
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